Verses

Frank H. Craig (1859 - 1945)

Frank H. Craig (1859-1945) was superintendent of Wethersfield (Ill.) schools from 1903 to 1918. He later moved in Vermont and wrote prose and poetry about the rural communities in which he lived. These poems reflect the author's love for nature and the people and memories that brought meaning to his life.

The reader wishes to thank the Kewanee Historical Society for providing her access to this book. (Summary by MaryAnn)

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Home; Old Friends; In June; The Woodchopper; Our Trees MaryAnn
00:04:19
Play 02 The Schoolboy; More About Corn; The Narcissus; The Blacksmith; A Faded Flower MaryAnn
00:04:13
Play 03 Sing to Me; Snowflakes; The Farmer; The North Wind; The Winter Elves MaryAnn
00:04:56
Play 04 Fall; Memories; Daybreak on the Farm; Winter Beauty; The Songster MaryAnn
00:04:39
Play 05 Boyhood Memories; the Home-Made Apple Pie; Autumn; the Two Stars; The Sparrow MaryAnn
00:04:11
Play 06 December 28, 1924; Some Days; Hepatica; The Catbird; School-Days (To the class of 1925) MaryAnn
00:04:01
Play 07 The Chickadee; Laddie Boy; Old Chum; On Woodman Hill; My Garden MaryAnn
00:04:16
Play 08 Twenty Below; Tell it With Wood; The Great Storm (November 8, 1927); John Horse; The Stranger MaryAnn
00:04:31
Play 09 Our Maples; 'Mong the Hills; Shadows; My Old Sweetheart; Vermont MaryAnn
00:04:35
Play 10 In Winter; The Thread Girl; When Der Win Heds Doun Der Riber; The New Star; Washington's Birthday MaryAnn
00:04:01
Play 11 Come April Breezes; March; Sabbath Morn; Childhood Memories; Christmas Night MaryAnn
00:04:26
Play 12 The Fog; Illinois; Iowa MaryAnn
00:02:33